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Community and Social Service

Directors, Religious Activities and Education

Coordinate or design programs and conduct outreach to promote the religious education or activities of a denominational group. May provide counseling, guidance, and leadership relative to marital, health, financial, and religious problems.

Also called: Adult Ministries Director, Campus Ministries Director, Children's Ministries Director, Christian Education Director, Religious Education Coordinator, Religious Education Director

Median pay in Greater Boston
$68,040
$32.71/hr
Jobs in Greater Boston
90
Massachusetts 2024–2034
+9.0%
10 openings a year
Typical U.S. entry requirement
Bachelor's degree
Less than 5 years of related work experience

Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.

Pay range in Greater Boston

Yearly pay in Greater Boston by percentile
10th25thMedian75th90th
$51,400$60,890$68,040$80,160$110,130

10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.

What you’d do

  • Develop or direct study courses or religious education programs within congregations.
  • Identify and recruit potential volunteer workers.
  • Select appropriate curricula or class structures for educational programs.
  • Schedule special events, such as camps, conferences, meetings, seminars, or retreats.
  • Counsel individuals regarding interpersonal, health, financial, or religious problems.
  • Collaborate with other ministry members to establish goals and objectives for religious education programs or to develop ways to encourage program participation.

AI and this job

AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.

Higher exposure81 of 100

The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:

  • AIOE 81
  • Language-model AIOE 89
  • GPTs-are-GPTs 73

Observed AI use today: Substantial (Anthropic Economic Index)

AI exposure for this job is higher, and observed AI use is substantial, so these tools are already part of this kind of work. They can help with planning programs, choosing curricula, scheduling events, and writing outreach. They do not replace counseling, recruiting volunteers, or building relationships in a congregation.

Likely to change

  • Planning programs and choosing curricula
  • Scheduling events and writing outreach messages

Still relies on people

  • Counseling people through personal struggles
  • Recruiting and leading volunteers face to face

Written with AI from the data on this page. Check with a career coach before making a decision.

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Training near Boston

College and school programs in the Boston metro area that lead to this job, with 2023-24 completions (IPEDS).

9 programs near Boston (plus 8 graduate)

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